as in hating
to dislike strongly
I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!
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hating
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He’s gone from hating soccer to becoming a devoted student of the rules of the Beautiful Game — so much so that he gets called upon to referee a youth league soccer match when Boomhauer quits in Episode 5.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Aug. 2025 -
But now girls are only coming to the school to be famous, so that's why sororities are hating it.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Detesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detesting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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